Thursday, April 30, 2015

Two Growing Boys

Over the last 6 months, Connor and Joel have gone through a lot of changes and transitions- traveling for the holidays, four weeks with a babysitter while we were in training at MAF at headquarters, having many people in and out of our home, and late nights/missed naps while we have ministry meetings, but they have handled it all so well which is an answer to prayer!  In fact, most days Connor now asks which friends are coming over.  This is evidence that these boys have been prayed for during this crazy season of our lives. Thank you!

Not only have they experienced change in their environment and routines, but they are changing as well- growing up so fast!

Connor is now in his big-boy bed! When he got to pick out a new blanket for his bed, he chose a "hawk-hawks" (Seahawks) blanket.  This made Grandpa Cherry very proud.

These two are such good buddies!  What a blessing!

Joel has started eating solids, though he still isn't a fan.  He now enjoys oatmeal but nothing else.  It will just take a little more time for him to discover all the yummy foods out there.

We love that spring has arrived!  Connor loves digging in the dirt, coloring with chalk, and collecting rocks.

Joel loves being outside too, enjoying watching whatever Connor is up to.  I'm sure he will be joining him before I know it.

Reading and singing are two of Connor's favorite indoor activities.  He has a children's hymnal, which is his favorite book right now.  He loves to randomly flip through the pages while singing some medley of Jesus Loves the Little Children, ABC's, This Little Light of Mine, Count Your Blessings, Old McDonald and Clean-up Clean-up. (As you can guess, some of those songs aren't actually in his hymnal. Silly boy.)

We love that it is park season!

Do you think he likes swinging? 

If it includes daddy, the boys are there, ready for a good time.  When we got a new printer, Jeremy was setting it up in the living room, and this was what I saw.  A morning can't get any more exciting than watching paper come out of the printer.  I love that the boys enjoy the simple things in life!

Morning quiet time- since we have early risers, we started training the boys to do quiet activities on their blankets while Jeremy and I do our devotions.  It is still a work in progress, but it is quickly turning into one of my favorite times of the day.

Overall, our boys really just love life, and we are thankful that they really are thriving amidst the very chaotic and inconsistent schedule that has defined our lives lately.